Summer is finally at a close and fall is setting in here in Traverse City. The start time of game night will definitely be moving up as the days will be getting shorter. We had a busy month at the table which also included a little bit of traveling. We went to our “local” board game convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan named Grand Con. Lots of new games were played, enjoyed, and even purchased. October is not without it’s excitement either. We will be starting our horror themed game month which we have several new games to bring to the table and enjoy.
A few changes going forward to our game night and also to the monthly stats that I will be posting. The amount of data is getting to be a bit overwhelming and I think is taking away from the overall concept of game night which is to be having fun. I have paired down the amount of statistics this month and included a new one that is fast and simple to calculate which is each players gamer level. This ranking is altered by your games played and games won. I feel this is a great way to have players at a glance see who is the player to talk to if they have questions on a game when I’m not available. Also in terms of game night itself I will be trying to bring in more lighting so we don’t have to shut down quite so early due to poor lighting.
Let’s get down to the numbers!
September 2016 Game Night Overview
Total Plays – 51
Number of Different Games Played – 36
Most Played Game – Jaipur and Patchwork
Number of Endless Nights Playing Games – 1 (Thanks Fury of Dracula)
…and then we held hands
Adam (Level 2 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 2 |
| Change of Plays from August | +1 |
| Most Played Game | Bohnanza |
| Most Played Opponent | Jessica |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Kyle |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 1 |
| Total Pins Attained | 2 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No (Never Played) |
Amanda reading up on her haunt in Betrayal at House on the Hill
Amanda (Level 9 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 12 |
| Change of Plays from August | -2 |
| Most Played Game | Time Stories |
| Most Played Opponent | Sophia |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Time Stories |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 3 |
| Total Pins Attained | 8 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. James A. (Catan)
No vs. Esther (Never Played) |
Andrew not playing board games but its close enough
Andrew (Level 7 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 23 |
| Change of Plays from August | +14 |
| Most Played Game | Time Stories |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Esther and Time Stories |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 2 |
| Total Pins Attained | 5 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. Kyle (Menu Masters, Potion Explosion, Fury of Dracula, and Islebound) |
(From left to right clockwise) Eric B, Jessica, Andrew, and Candis playing Ghost Stories
Candis (Level 3 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 4 |
| Change of Plays from August | -10 |
| Most Played Game | Coloretto |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle, Eric H, and Kate |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Eric H |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Eluded Victory |
The Game Group on any given Sunday
Derrick (Level 1 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 2 |
| Change of Plays from August | +2 |
| Most Played Game | Dice City |
| Most Played Opponent | Eric B and Andrew |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Andrew and Jessica |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Didn’t make it to game night in August |
(From Left to Right moving clockwise) Jessica, Andrew, Eric B, and Derrick playing Splendor
Eric B (Level 5 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 11 |
| Change of Plays from August | +2 |
| Most Played Game | Once Upon a Time |
| Most Played Opponent | Esther, Kyle, and Jessica |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Jessica and Eric H |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 1 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. Kyle (Once upon a Time) |
Last Night on Earth in preparation for Spooky Game Month
Esther (Level 23 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 21 |
| Change of Plays from August | -7 |
| Most Played Game | Jaipur |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Kyle |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 6 |
| Total Pins Attained | 22 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. Andrew (Scoville, Potion Explosion, and Jaipur) |
Greg considering his placement of tiles in Giant Carcassonne
Greg (Level 4 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 2 |
| Change of Plays from August | +2 |
| Most Played Game | Carcassonne |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | UNDEFEATED! |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 1 |
| Total Pins Attained | 1 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Didn’t come in August |
Harrison sailing the archipelago in Islebound
Harrison (Level 5 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Change of Plays from August | -4 |
| Most Played Game | Islebound |
| Most Played Opponent | Andrew and Kyle |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Andrew |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 1 |
| Total Pins Attained | 3 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No but Kyle lost the same game I did. |
(From left to right moving clockwise) James A, Eric H, Amanda, Sophia, and Kate playing Catan
James A. (Level 2 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 5 |
| Change of Plays from August | -8 |
| Most Played Game | Time Stories |
| Most Played Opponent | Time Stories |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Time Stories |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 1 |
| Total Pins Attained | 2 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. I never played Esther. |
Far off friends from Big Rapids Board Gamers playing a game of Cosmic Encounter with The Traverse City Board Gamers
Jason (Level 2 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 4 |
| Change of Plays from August | +4 |
| Most Played Game | Once Upon a Time |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle, Jessica, Eric B, and Esther |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Jessica and Eric B |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Didn’t come in August |
Mixed feelings from Sophia, Jessica, and Eric H (left to right) playing Betrayal at House on the Hill
Jessica (Level 8 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 8 |
| Change of Plays from August | +4 |
| Most Played Game | Once Upon a Time |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle and Eric B |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Kyle, Jason S, and Eric B |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 3 |
| Total Pins Attained | 8 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. Amanda (Betrayal at the House on the Hill) and No vs. James A. and Time Stories |
Candis and Jordan (foreground) playing Jaipur. Amanda, Joe, Andrew, and Ramon (Background starting left to right moving clockwise) playing Scoville.
Joe (Level 1 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 6 |
| Change of Plays from August | +2 |
| Most Played Game | Caverna |
| Most Played Opponent | Eric B and Andrew |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Eric H |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Never played Candice. |
The Game Group
Jordan (Level 2 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 3 |
| Change of Plays from August | +1 |
| Most Played Game | Coloretto |
| Most Played Opponent | Eric H, Kate, and Candis |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Eric H |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Eric B is a hard player to beat. |
Doug helping us get set up for Giant Carcassonne
Kate (Level 4 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 8 |
| Change of Plays from August | +1 |
| Most Played Game | Coloretto |
| Most Played Opponent | Eric H |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Eric H |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 1 |
| Total Pins Attained | 1 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Eric H is a crafty Nemesis. |
The Grand Con Loot
Kyle (Level 32 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 29 |
| Change of Plays from August | +1 |
| Most Played Game | Potion Explostion |
| Most Played Opponent | Esther |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Andrew |
| Achievement Pins Gained | NA |
| Total Pins Attained | NA |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | Yes vs. Esther (Colt Express, Luna, and Jaipur) |
Andrew, Ramon, and Esther (from left to right) trying out a new game at Grand Con called Potion Explosion
Ramon (Level 12 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 16 |
| Change of Plays from August | +15 |
| Most Played Game | Potion Explosion |
| Most Played Opponent | Andrew |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Sophia and Andrew |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 2 |
| Total Pins Attained | 6 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Time Stories has eluded me this month. |
The collection grows for the Traverse City Board Gamers
Sara (Level 1 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 4 |
| Change of Plays from August | -3 |
| Most Played Game | Caverna |
| Most Played Opponent | Kyle and Esther |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Kyle |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Esther is a crafty Nemesis. |
Artifacts Inc. with Esther
Sarah (Level 1 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Change of Plays from August | +1 |
| Most Played Game | Dice City |
| Most Played Opponent | Eric B, Andrew, and Derrick |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Andrew |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 0 |
| Total Pins Attained | 0 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Didn’t come last month |
Colt Express being played at Grand Con
Sophia (Level 9 Gamer)
| Total Plays | 10 |
| Change of Plays from August | -1 |
| Most Played Game | Time Stories |
| Most Played Opponent | Amanda |
| Nemesis (Player lost to the Most) | Amanda |
| Achievement Pins Gained | 2 |
| Total Pins Attained | 6 |
| Redemption (Victory from Last Month’s Nemesis) | No. Esther I never played and James A. beat me again. |
Time Stories run with James A, Sophia, Amanda, and Andrew
Hope to see you in October.
Happy Gaming!
3 Comments
a
Oct 19, 2016 2:08 amAwesome. We appreciate the stats!(and your work in putting them together)
Kyle
Oct 19, 2016 2:10 amYour very welcome! Glad everyone can make it
Kate H
Oct 25, 2016 6:40 pmSo, Eric H. doesn’t have any stats for the month of Sept?